BARROW Town are on the lookout for a new manager following the resignation of Lee Harriman.

The former Coalville Town manager handed in his notice after the Riversiders slipped to a 3-0 defeat at home to Gedling Miners Welfare on Saturday leaving them sixth in the East Midlands Counties League, 10 points behind leaders Kirby Muxloe.

Barrow have been inconsistent in the newly formed league, something Harriman partly blames on the cutting of the playing budget.

He has offered to remain in charge until the Riverside Park club can find a replacement.

“It’s a few things really but the main reason for leaving is that I’m just not enjoying it anymore,” Harriman said. “I feel as if I’ve taken Barrow as far as I could.

“I want to take the club forward but I’ve had a restricted budget this season which makes getting players in difficult.

“We lost a lot of players when the budget was cut and then obviously we can’t get a settled team. .

“Having said that it’s not Barrow’s fault and most clubs are struggling financially. I have a lot of time for Alan Dawkins and some of the committee.

“What I’ve said is that I would try and help them out and continue to take charge until they can bring in a manager though I hope they do that pretty quickly.

“Also I’ve been doing quite a bit of work for Leicester City and I’m finding I can dedicate less and less time to Barrow. There’s also the fact I had to do a bit of travelling to get to the club.”

After years of trying, Harriman finally guided Barrow out of the Senior League last season all be it in a season where half of the division were promoted.

“We’ve finished third in both of my full seasons in charge and we’re in the top six in the EMCL so I think most managers would consider that a success,” he said when asked how he views his time with the club.

“We were only third the first year because of actions by the Senior League and it could have been better last season but we earned the promotion.

“The biggest problem this season has been inconsistency while we’ve had to get used to a new league.

“At the minute Barrow are probably not the right club for me. To put it another way I don’t feel that their ambition matches mine but I have done my best for them.

“I’m going to take a bit of a break and I would like to manage again but I wouldn’t manage any lower than where Barrow are now.”

Barrow’s secretary Alan Dawkins has already started the search for a new manager: “We’re disappointed Lee’s resigned but the split is very amicable and we’re thankful he’s offered to manage until we get someone in.”